To promote growth within the treasury profession, the ACT Educational Trust charity offers a bursary scheme to provide financial assistance for students from developing countries who are unable to fund or gain sponsorship for their ACT studies. We recently caught up with Bob Kiggundu, Head of Product Control - African regions, Standard Bank South Africa who has completed the Certificate in Treasury (CertT) with a distinction.
“Treasury is a specialised function, whose scope is quite often not comprehensively defined in many organisations, especially in developing/emerging markets. Having looked through the course content offered by the ACT qualifications I was drawn to the structured layout and building blocks of corporate treasury, in particular the material on best practices, risk management and the control framework.
Once I was enrolled as a bursary student I really liked the online study programme as it enabled me to work flexibly and manage my study plan. With a full-time job, I adapted to a routine of starting my day as early as 4:30 to allow me at least 2 hours of personal development time before I started work as I felt this would ensure that I made the most of the opportunity and was ready for the exams.
Developing my skills and understanding through the qualifications has given me a sound understanding of financial risk management, liquidity and capital management. I specifically appreciated the course material on the yield curve and treasury organisation and operations. In addition, I believe the qualifications have enabled me to be held to a higher professional standard from an ethical and conduct point of view and boosted my confidence. On completing the CertT I felt a worthy sense of accomplishment and I really believe having these qualifications will make my CV stand out.”
We wish Bob lots of success with his future studies and career progression.
If you would like to help the success of aspiring treasury professionals, funding for bursaries is via charitable donations. To make a donation click here.
